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Some sad news coming through tonight, with confirmation that former Australian test spin bowler Lindsay Kline has passed away at the age of 81.
Kline played 13 tests for Australia between 1957 and 1961. A rare exponent of left arm chinaman spin bowling, Kline took 34 wickets in his 13 tests at 22.82, including a hat trick against South Africa in Cape Town in only his second test. However, his two most famous contributions to cricketing history arguably came with the bat, both in the epic 1960-61 series against the West Indies. He was the man on strike to the final ball of the first ever tied test match in Brisbane, and later in the series batted for more than 100 minutes with Ken 'Slasher' Mackay to save the Adelaide test.
RIP Lindsay Kline 1934-2015
Kline played 13 tests for Australia between 1957 and 1961. A rare exponent of left arm chinaman spin bowling, Kline took 34 wickets in his 13 tests at 22.82, including a hat trick against South Africa in Cape Town in only his second test. However, his two most famous contributions to cricketing history arguably came with the bat, both in the epic 1960-61 series against the West Indies. He was the man on strike to the final ball of the first ever tied test match in Brisbane, and later in the series batted for more than 100 minutes with Ken 'Slasher' Mackay to save the Adelaide test.
RIP Lindsay Kline 1934-2015
